Telephone register



Oct. 18,- 1932. v D A Y 1,883,549

TELEPHONE REGISTER Filed May 31. 1930 15 Sheets-Sheet l Zhwentor Own/x0M Ca r/ Gttoxneg Oct. 18, 1932. D. M. CARR 1,883,549

TELEPHONE REGISTER I Filed May :51, 1950 a Sheets-Sheet 2 (Incl-neg Oct.18, 1932. D. M. CARR TELEPHONE REGISTER 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed. May 31,1930 Dar o M.

Patented Oct. 18, 1932 uNrrEo STATES PATIENT OFFICE DAVID M. calm, onBROOKLYN, NEW YORK TELEPHONE REGISTER Application filed May 31, 1930.SerialNo. 458,277.

This invention is particularly useful in connection with telephonemessage rate service for which the subscriber is billed for the numberof calls made during a'certain period of time, but its use is notrestricted to this purpose as it may be used as a reminder and registerfor other purposes.

The record of calls made from message rate. telephones was originally'amanually .wrltten' 1O record by the operator making the connections. Asthe number of calls increased and the operators time became morevaluable an electrically operated meter was substituted for the papertickets originally used. The

operator merel pushed a button to record each call. To ay in moderntelephone exchanges the method is automatic and the meter isoperated byclosing a local contacton a relay. v

All these methods are subject to error, but

the telephone companies have prevented the use of check registers on thesubscribers in exceeding the number of calls allowed in a certain periodor'is not using the number which the subscriber pays for during thatperiod, whether they are used or not.

This device is not attached to the telephones, but is really a holderfor the standard desk telephone and the so called French set 40 whichuses a combination transmitter and receiver normallyresting on theswitch cradle instead of a receiver normally hanging-on a a switch hook.I Y n V The message reminder and registeris so designed for these twosets that they can be easily slipped into a receptacle formed by thebody of the device and secured in their correct operating position} bymeans which i will be fully described. For the wall set the device, issecured independentlyof the telephone instrument in a position in whichit will co-operate with'theswitch hook of the telephone. i p

The basic'princ'iple of this invention is a movable guard, held normallyby spring ten sion and gravity in a position which prevents,

or makes difficult, the removal of the receiver or combinationtransmitter and receiver from its position on the switch hook or cradleand also makes it ditficult to movethe switch hook no 'or' cradle" whenthe receiver or combination receiver and transmitter has been removedwithout first moving the movable guard.

In its most simple form it is a reminder to the person using thetelephone to record any calls made so that the telephone companys billmaybe checked before payment. .With a manuallyoperated registerorcounter attached to the device, this record is made by pushing thebutton which actuates the reg- 7 ister, once forvevery completed call.If no mechanical counter is used the record is made on paper with a penor pencil. p

With an automatic register the guard is so arranged or constructed thatif moved in 15 one way it automatically advances the-register one pointbut if it is moved inanother way, the register'is not operated. Thispermitsthe removal of the receiver or combination' receiver andtransmitter to answer a call and its replacement after answering withoutregisterlng a message.

When it is desired to make a call, the guard is moved in the same wayand if the call is not completed, the telephone is replaced without 35registering-a call. If however, thecall was completed the guard is movedin such a way, when the phone is replaced on its hook or cradle, that itregisters a call. I

- If after completing one call, it is desired to make another callwithout restoring the phone to its hook and the subscriber attempts tomove the switch hook tordis'connect the. first call, he would have tomove the guard and in that case he would'move it so that it 05 wouldregister the call he had already com-- pleted. I Y a If desired tworegistering trains maybe installed on every message register andreminder, one of which cannot be reset without taking it apart and whichwill continue to register from O to its highest number and then repeat,to be used as a record of the total number of calls made and a periodicregister which is easily reset and designed to remind the subscribedthat he has used a certain number of calls during the period since itwas last reset. This register may be constructed to register in areverse order from 900 to so that at the beginning of each month itcould be set at the number of calls for which the subscriber hascontracted for that month. With the reverse register the subscriber isconstantly reminded that he is entitled to make so many more calls thatmonth without extra charge. If he is exceeding his quota he will beinduced to eliminate unnecessary calls and if heis not making hiscontracted number of calls he will be able to take advantage of thatfact and get what he is paying for during that period.

With these and other objects in view as will hereinafter appear, thisinvention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination ofthe various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated areattained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in the.appended claims, and il-' lustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich: 7 V

Fig. 1 shows a front elevational view of my telephone register with theposition to which the guard may be moved shown in dotted lines, V

Fig. 2 shows a plan view with certain parts shown in cross, section,

-Fig.- 3 shows-a partial front elevational view with the guard raised inregistering position, 7

Fig. 4 shows a plan view of a wall telephone attachment,

Fig. 5 shows a front elevational view of a V attachment adapted to socalled French type of receiver,

Fig. 6 1s a partlal cross sectional vlew taken Fig. 7 is a partial backelevational view of the modification shown in Fig. 5,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of amodification,

Fig. 9 is a rear. view of a further modification,

I Fig. 10 is a rear view of a further modification, and

Fig. 11 is apartial elevational view of a modified slot construction.

In the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similarparts throughout the drawings, 5 indicates the standard supporting thetransmitter of the ordinary telephone desk set having a base 6. A frame7 is provided with arms 8 which clasp the base 6 tightly so as tomaintain the frame 7 in upright position. An arm with a square slot isprovided into which theiparallel sides at one end '14 projects which issecured fixedly to the rod 15 designed to actuate the registeringelement 16 having an actuating push button 17.

The rod 15 passes through a sleeve 18 havingdisposed upon opposite sidesthereof springs 19 in order to maintain the rod 15 in adjust .dposition. The rod 15 is provided thereof *ith an actuating button 20whereby the pin 14 may be moved into either the branch 21 of the slot 22or into the branch 23 of said slot. If the pin 14 is moved by the pushbutton 20 into the sl t 21 to permit the guard 9 being moved clownwardlyso as to raise the element 11 away from the receiving instrument 12, therod 15 will cause the register 16 to operate and register a call. If therod 15 is moved to the right so that the pin 14 willbe lodged in thebranch 23 of the slot 22 then theactuating end 24 of the rod 15will bemaintained away from the actuating end 17 of the register and in suchcase the register will not be operated.

iVith the construction set. forth above it will be noted that theactuation of the register is dependent upon the subscriber to thetelephone and that every call over the telephone may be registered whileevery call received over the instrument will not be registered. Thetransmitting mouth piece is indicated at 25.

In the instrument shown in Figure 4 the rectangular element 11 registersdirectly in the register 16 due to the manual operation of the rod 15located at one side of the wall. The construction in this case isexactly similar to the construction above described except that it isadapted to the ordinary wall telephone.

In Fig. 5 is shown a modification wherein my invention is modified so asto be adapted to the ordinary French telephone set. In

this case the receiving and transmitting elements of a telephone rest ina cradle and in order to remove the instrument from such cradle it isnecessary to raise the spring actuated member which is pivotally butnonslidably secured to the rod 32. The member 30 is forced downwardly soas to be disposed directly over the telephone instrument by means of thespring 31. The spring 31 can be wound around the rod 32 which is similarin construction to the rod 15 previously deis pivoted at 38 scribed andthe rod 32 is provided with springs 33 and 34 to maintain it in adjustedposition. A register 16 is provided having disposed at either extremitythereof soas to either operate theregister 16 or fail to op: erate thesame whenever the arm 30 is raised by the userof the telephone to make acall or to receive a call. This form operatesupon exactly the sameprinciple as the others eX- cept that the pinprojects back through aslot in the frame and cannot move downwardly except in the branch slotsat each end.

In Fig. 8a further modification is shown in'which the arm 36 is raisedby the user so as to operate the register 16 or to fail to operate theregister 16 depending upon the position in which the rod 32is'maintained. This is a slightly simplified form of arrangement. Therod 32 and its supporting frameare rigidly secured to the main frame ofthe de-- vice and the guard 36 is movable in a slot formed in the mainframe.

In Fig. 9 a further modified form of construction is shown in which theleversr37 or 38 must be swung in one or the otherdirection in order toactuate the register 16 through means of a ratchet or other arrangement.In this construction which is adapted for the French set, the levers 87and 38 and the frame 37 to which they are attached are rigidly securedtoa guard similar to that shown in Fig. 52 at 36. This movable group InFig. 10 a slightly modified form of construction is shown in which theguard 10 is pivoted at the lower end back of the register 16 and is freeto swing to the left because the pin 14 is in line with slot 41 withoutmoving the rod 45. If the rod is depressed the pin 14 will be free topass to the right in slot 43 and in this case the register 16 will beoperated. If the rod 45 is pulled up the pin 14 will be free to pass tothe right in slot 42 and the register will not be operated. The guardextends at right angles at the top over the combination receiver andtransmitter of a French style telephone and then is extended down at adegree angle to prevent the removal of the receiver and transmitteruntil the guard is moved out of the way. The general construction ofthis movable guard is the same as the one shown in Fig. 8 at 36. Springsare utilized also inthis form to maintain the rod 45 in adjustedposition.

In Fig. 11 a diiferent'iorm of slot shown so as to allow the guardmember to be swung either into the branch or into the branch 5-1 of theslots shown inordertoactuate the register or to allow the register to beundisturbed so as not to register when a person is answering a telephonecall. One way is locked until the registering rod is depressed whiletheother is always open.

a In the various forms shown it is apparent that various locking meansmay be employed so as to prevent the telephone from being used. Oneembodiment of such a construction is shown in the apertured lugs inwhich a lock .61 is adapted to be secured.

It shouldbe clearly understood that any locking device is intended onlyto make it difficult to use the locked telephone. In no case will thetelephone switch hookbe locked,

. but the telephone receiver or combination receiver ortransmitter willbeheld in a very awkward or difiicult position for use. The receiver maybe lifted and held up from the switch hook, which will permit ofanswering a call but no one would attempt to make a call on a phone solocked unless in desperate need.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theinvention above set forth, without departing from the real purpose andspirit thereof, and it is the in-' tention to cover by the followingclaims, any modified forms of structure or use of equivalents which maybe reasonably included within their scope.

I claim: V

1. A movable guard to prevent easy manual movement of the telephoneswitch when said receiver or combination transmitter and receiver is offits hook or cradle of any suitable material normally secured in aposition which will prevent the removal from its switch hook or cradle,of, the receiver or combination transmitter and receiver of a telephonein- .strument without first moving the guard.

2. A movable guard of any s'uitablemate rial securedin a position whichwill prevent the removal from its switch hook or cradle of the receiveror combination receiver and transmitter of a telephone instrumentwithout first moving the guard and automatic means] for returning itimmediately to its guarding position.

' 3. A movable guard of-any suitable material secured in a positionwhich will prevent theremoval from its switch hook or cradle of thereceiver or combination transmitter and receiver of a telephoneinstrument without guard.

1. The combination as set forth in claim 3 and a manually operatedregister secured to the guard to record the number of calls made fromthat telephone.

5. The combination as set forth in claim and a manually operatedregister secured to the frame of the guard to record the number of callsmade from that telephone.

6. The combination as set forth in claim 3 and a period register whichmay be easily reset at any desired time to show the number of calls madefrom that phone during any desired period.

7. The combination of a movable guard secured in a position which willprevent the removal of the receiver or combination reeiver andtransmitter of a telephone instrument from its switch hook or cradle anda lock to secure th guard in this position so that the instrument cannotbe used without unlocking the loci; and moving the guard.

' 8. The combination of a supporting frame and a movable guard attachedto said frame, which in its one normal position will prevent the removalof the receiver or combination transmitter and receiver of a telephoneinstrument from its switch hoolr or cradle and prevent easy manualoperation of the telephone switch when said telephone receiver orcombination transmitter and receiver is oh? its hook or cradle and inanother position will not interfere with said removal.

9. The combination as set forth in claim 8 and means for returning saidguard to its normal guarding position.

10. The combination of a supporting frame on which is secured a movableshaft or pin, springs to normally hold said pin in one position andreturn it to that position if it is moved, movable guard pivoted to saidframe, said guard embodying or forming a slot to receive the movable pinor stud which is secured to the frame, said slot being so shaped thatwhen the pin or stud is in its normall position, it will prevent theguard from being moved, a register which will record the number of timesthe pin is moved in one way, so that the guard may be moved from itsguarding position, said slot in the guard havin g another branch so thatif the locking pin is moved in that branch, the guard may be moved fromits guarding position without crating the register and means to returnsaid guard to its guarding position.

11. The combination of a supporting frame on which is secured a movableshaft or pin, springs to normally hold said pin in one position andreturn it to that position if it is moved, a movable guard pivoted tosaid frame, said frame having a slot there in to receive said movablepin or stud, said slot being so shaped that when the pin or stud s inits normal position it will prevent the guard from being moved, aregister which will record the number of times the pin is moved in oneway, so that the guard may be moved from its guarding position, saidslot in the frame having another branch so that if the locking pin ismoved in that branch, the guard may be moved from its guarding positionwithout operating the register and means to return said guard to itsguarding position.

12. The combination as claimed in claim 10 with a slot to permit movingguard in opposite direction without 'moving pin and operating register.

13. The combination as claimed in claim 11 with a slot to permit movingguard in opposite direction without operating register.

14. The combination as claimed in claim 10 with a period registeroperated by a ratchet pawl.

15. The combination as claimed in claim 10 with a period registerconnected to the total register.

16. The combination as claimed in claim 11 with a period registeroperated by a ratchet pawl.

17. The combination. as claimed in claim 11 with a period registerconnected to the total register.

1S. The combination as claimed in claim 3 with a manually operatedperiod register connected to the total register.

19. The combination as claimed in claim 8 with an automatic pawloperated register and means for returning the guard to its guardingposition.

20. The combination of a guard and supporting frame which will receive atelephone desk set means to hold said frame in proper alignment foroperation of check register and reminder and permit its removal'at anytime without tools and without difiiculty.

' DAVID hf. CARR.

